By now you would have seen our April Fool’s Day deal – Scuba Golf! We hope you’re not too teed off it’s not a real deal… To make up for the disappointment, we thought we’d take you behind the scenes of how a deal like that is set up!
How’d You Come Up With the Idea?
We knew we wanted to do an April Fool’s Day prank – what better excuse for a laugh? So we asked around the office for ideas. There were some great ideas… and some not so great ideas too! Matt’s Scuba Golf idea was a clear winner though. He won some GrabOne credit and a year’s bragging rights.
How’d You Fake the Pictures?
The short answer is – we didn’t! Scuba Golf’s not a real sport – but those photos are genuine! We asked a local aquarium very nicely if we couldn’t take some photos during their regular scuba dives… and if they wouldn’t mind taking a putter down with them. They said yes so it was just a matter of sneaking out of the office at lunch time (and hoping no one noticed we borrowed the putter from the office minigolf!).
The diver isn’t actually playing minigolf though – they couldn’t take a ball in as the fish would eat it! (We photoshopped a ball in on top of a couple of pictures afterwards.)
We had a whale of a time watching the fishes – it was a wonderful experience!
But That Video Looks Totally Fake!
That’s real too! We gave the divers our GoPro waterproof camera to hold, and stitched together the shots later with those professional looking transitions and captions.
Have another look at the deal, or rewatch the video below.
Here’s some extra-special bonus footage you won’t see anywhere else!
Got more questions? Ask them in the comments!
That is such a funny joke!
I wish it was a real deal though, looks like great fun, and so cheap too!
We’re glad you like it Helen! We wish it was real too, we had loads of fun setting it up! 🙂 – Yen
BRILLIANT April Day’s fool!!! You guys totally had me! ..And I’m a pro diver…where was my head! Haha!
Totally made my day and now I’m dreaming there would be such a thing as Scuba Golf…
Heheh! Maybe see if you can fool any of your other pro diver mates Jenni! Happy April Fool’s 🙂 – Yen
Well, you got me as well. I’d love it if it were real. The only thing that worried me was the low price.
That would make a perfect activity for Chaffer’s park. Somebody should tell the mayor. I even know a couple of guys who could run it
We’d love if it was real too JimB! Keep us posted if you manage to get it up and running for real 🙂 – Yen